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Poverty: Third wave behavioral approaches (2015)
Journal Article
Thompson, M. (2015). Poverty: Third wave behavioral approaches. Current Opinion in Psychology, 2, 102-106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2014.11.010

© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. This article will review the literature related to poverty and third wave behavioral approaches. It will specifically focus on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and the wider field of Contextual Behavioral Science (CBS). Ha... Read More about Poverty: Third wave behavioral approaches.

The patient-provider relationship in chronic pain (2012)
Journal Article
Vowles, K. E., & Thompson, M. (2012). The patient-provider relationship in chronic pain. Current Pain and Headache Reports, 16(2), 133-138. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11916-012-0244-4

The relationship between patient and provider has long been the subject of study within the psychotherapy literature, with the available data suggesting a modest, but reliable, association between the strength of this relationship and treatment outco... Read More about The patient-provider relationship in chronic pain.

Psychological advances in chronic pain: A concise selective review of research from 2010 (2011)
Journal Article
McCracken, L. M., & Thompson, M. (2011). Psychological advances in chronic pain: A concise selective review of research from 2010. Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care, 5(2), 122-126. https://doi.org/10.1097/SPC.0b013e328345a3ff

The largest number of psychological studies categorized for this review focused on psychological factors in relation to opioid use. These studies include ones to identify risk factors for aberrant drug behavior. This result seems to reflect that the... Read More about Psychological advances in chronic pain: A concise selective review of research from 2010.

Acceptance and related processes in adjustment to chronic pain (2011)
Journal Article
McCracken, L. M., & Thompson, M. (2011). Acceptance and related processes in adjustment to chronic pain. Current Pain and Headache Reports, 15(2), 144-151. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11916-010-0170-2

Chronic pain poses significant challenges in the lives of many people. At the root of many of these challenges are the behavior patterns pain naturally coordinates. For example, in some cases, attempts to control, reduce, or cure pain through medicat... Read More about Acceptance and related processes in adjustment to chronic pain.

Considering the implication of variations within Delphi research (2009)
Journal Article
Thompson, M. (2009). Considering the implication of variations within Delphi research. Family Practice, 26(5), 420-424. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmp051

Delphi research is an increasingly popular method within medical, social and psychological research. It tends to be employed where established theory or knowledge are lacking but where 'experts' are thought to hold relevant information. It consists o... Read More about Considering the implication of variations within Delphi research.

Reviewing ecopsychology research: Exploring five databases and considering the future (2009)
Journal Article
Thompson, M. (2009). Reviewing ecopsychology research: Exploring five databases and considering the future. Ecopsychology, 1(1), 32-37. https://doi.org/10.1089/eco.2008.0007

This brief article aims to provide an overview of the current dispersal of the term ecopsychology within the academic literature. It summarizes the results found when entering the term ecopsychology into five academic databases. The numbers of hits a... Read More about Reviewing ecopsychology research: Exploring five databases and considering the future.

Mindfulness with children and adolescents: Effective clinical application (2008)
Journal Article
Thompson, M., & Gauntlett-Gilbert, J. (2008). Mindfulness with children and adolescents: Effective clinical application. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 13(3), 395-407. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359104508090603

Mindfulness interventions within adult populations are becoming increasingly popular. Research suggests that mindfulness can deliver lasting improvements in self-awareness and emotional stability to adults with severe and chronic conditions. As yet,... Read More about Mindfulness with children and adolescents: Effective clinical application.